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Tools, Not Rules: A Writing Guide for Young Creatives
From four award-winning and bestselling middle grade authors comes the writing guide for ages 8-12 that feels like a lively conversation over school lunch.
In Tools, Not A Writing Guide for Young Creatives, four middle grade authors speak directly to students in grades 3-6, the target audience for their novels. Students will find engaging, short chapters in each of the authors’ unique voices. Every chapter is followed by corresponding writing activities with examples and modeling to encourage student engagement and skill development.
With advice on everything from finding ideas to actually publishing a book, Tools, Not Rules takes a bite-sized approach to creative writing that both challenges eager writers and heartens hesitant ones. Parents and educators will appreciate the resources to jump-start their students’ imaginations, the mini lessons for classroom use, and the activities for fast finishers. Students will enjoy the personal anecdotes from the authors, candid conversations, and the behind-the-scenes look at how the pros do it.
In Tools, Not A Writing Guide for Young Creatives, four middle grade authors speak directly to students in grades 3-6, the target audience for their novels. Students will find engaging, short chapters in each of the authors’ unique voices. Every chapter is followed by corresponding writing activities with examples and modeling to encourage student engagement and skill development.
With advice on everything from finding ideas to actually publishing a book, Tools, Not Rules takes a bite-sized approach to creative writing that both challenges eager writers and heartens hesitant ones. Parents and educators will appreciate the resources to jump-start their students’ imaginations, the mini lessons for classroom use, and the activities for fast finishers. Students will enjoy the personal anecdotes from the authors, candid conversations, and the behind-the-scenes look at how the pros do it.
175 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 5, 2024
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July 17, 2025
I wish I were an english teacher so I could teach this book to my kids! Needless to say, I wish this guide had existed when I was a child. Makes writing so accessible and FUN!
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